tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post4091650713745538336..comments2016-12-09T19:31:18.431+00:00Comments on Roman Mysteries &amp; Western Mysteries: How to Make a StolaCaroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-15690780255426366382015-10-08T15:44:40.417+01:002015-10-08T15:44:40.417+01:00What if you were never married but were rich and l...What if you were never married but were rich and later were given property by your parents (or had property and money managed for you by others from your parents I suppose) what would you wear then? I know it was sort of scandalous not to be married by a certain age, but how would someone in that position dress to avoid disrespect? Fake it with a stola?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-56846212638455556582014-04-05T10:23:26.254+01:002014-04-05T10:23:26.254+01:00Do you have a primary source reference for this? I...Do you have a primary source reference for this? If so, please tell us! :-)Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-48000489137327897472014-04-05T00:15:47.946+01:002014-04-05T00:15:47.946+01:00And make sure you don&#39;t make a white one! Girl...And make sure you don&#39;t make a white one! Girls who wore white stolas were either prostitutes or Vestal Virgins, the latter of which was incredibly rare...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-54173599864604302792014-02-28T08:21:40.943+00:002014-02-28T08:21:40.943+00:00P.S. My email is flaviagemina [at] hotmail [dot] c...P.S. My email is flaviagemina [at] hotmail [dot] com :-)Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-23285348140060570822014-02-28T08:20:44.841+00:002014-02-28T08:20:44.841+00:00Salve, Evie! I pronounce Pulchra PULL-kra with emp...Salve, Evie! I pronounce Pulchra PULL-kra with emphasis on the first syllable. If you send me a photo of you and your younger sister dressed up, I&#39;ll put it on my Roman Mysteries Facebook page (with first names only, of course) Have a great World Book Day! Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-54298091278201491272014-02-27T19:30:15.887+00:002014-02-27T19:30:15.887+00:00Salve, Caroline! I LOVE your roman mysteries books...Salve, Caroline! I LOVE your roman mysteries books and have read them for the last few years. Thank you very much for the tips on making a stola. I&#39;m going as Pulchra for world book day and my younger sister is going as Flavia. I would prefer to go as Falvia or Nubia,but my sister had wanted to be Flavia ever since she heard of your books. And as I have pale skin and fair hair like Pulchra, I found she would be a good choice. <br />PS, is her name pronounced Pulcra or Pulchra?<br />Thanks! :-D<br />Evie Brookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650280258647008651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-15917257743407430442013-05-22T21:30:35.753+01:002013-05-22T21:30:35.753+01:00I just use big scarves that you can get in most de...I just use big scarves that you can get in most department stores and/or street markets. The cashmere ones are especially lovely. I like them in solid colours that look as if they could be dyed with vegetable dye. Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-20461201075068171512013-05-22T21:27:11.496+01:002013-05-22T21:27:11.496+01:00Salve, Caroline!
I had a question about the palla...Salve, Caroline!<br /><br />I had a question about the palla. Now, I have made a stola (and I got a first place prize for it!) but what I used for a palla I found to be a little too small too be able to do much with. I want to make myself a new one (or more than 1) and I was wondering what fabrics you would suggest for making a palla. Something lightweight would be good (I won&#39;t be wearing it in the winter, after all).<br /><br />Tibi gratias ago! ~Aemilia RosaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-55786008756181856422013-05-15T08:39:39.517+01:002013-05-15T08:39:39.517+01:00this site is so cool it helped me so mutch with my...this site is so cool it helped me so mutch with my school project!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-1386488297720385502013-05-09T18:39:43.708+01:002013-05-09T18:39:43.708+01:00Salve, Gale!
Go for it! Just make a little note ...Salve, Gale! <br /><br />Go for it! Just make a little note that it&#39;s &quot;by Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence&quot;! :-)Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-46460412788480446062013-05-09T17:36:47.143+01:002013-05-09T17:36:47.143+01:00Hello! I pinned this on pinterest. I hope you do...Hello! I pinned this on pinterest. I hope you don&#39;t mind...I will certainly be happy to take it down if you do. <br /><br />I was wondering also if I could get permission to use your graphic of how to make a Stola in a hand-out we will be giving to volunteers at our Rome themed Vacation Bible School to give them costumes idea.<br /><br />ecarian at yahoo dot comGalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-74573293201408595522011-08-20T08:40:45.597+01:002011-08-20T08:40:45.597+01:00Judging from frescoes, the only designs tunics had...Judging from frescoes, the only designs tunics had were the vertical stripes for men (broad for patrician, narrow for equestrian). I&#39;m sure women&#39;s/girls&#39; tunics might have had borders but I haven&#39;t seen any with proper designs that wouldn&#39;t come from the weave. You don&#39;t attach sleeves to the stola. You sew a tunic with sleeves. You can wear the sleeved tunic under a stola, then it looks like a two-tone dress with sleeves.Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-20713290911265584502011-08-20T07:57:11.026+01:002011-08-20T07:57:11.026+01:00I&#39;m a devoted reader of the Roman Mysteries si...I&#39;m a devoted reader of the Roman Mysteries since I was eight and I have two questions about Roman stola; during the time period the Roman Mysteries took place, can the tunics have designs rather than solid colors? and how do you attach sleeves to the stola?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-77556040402967009732011-08-15T15:54:11.596+01:002011-08-15T15:54:11.596+01:00Yes, I say in the article: Respectable women wore ...Yes, I say in the article: <i>Respectable women wore stolas and good girls wore tunics, usually long-sleeved for modesty</i>Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-86062340837509980152011-08-15T15:53:58.146+01:002011-08-15T15:53:58.146+01:00Hilarious - I will have to remember that if I ever...Hilarious - I will have to remember that if I ever give Roman costume a try. Thanks for the answer!Jane Steenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07338002014574933192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-42529377860104213152011-08-15T15:48:21.695+01:002011-08-15T15:48:21.695+01:00Ummm... except for one thing... &quot;girls&quot; ...Ummm... except for one thing... &quot;girls&quot; did not wear the stolla. The stolla was the symbol of marriage, so young unmarried girls would not wear the peplos. And the stolla was normally worn with a tunic under it. <br /><br />The women&#39;s clothing is on this page of the article: <br />http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing2.htmlcatdevillehttp://catdeville.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-87291261526231322172011-08-15T15:16:04.735+01:002011-08-15T15:16:04.735+01:00Salve, Jane!
Ladies of size would get the cloth-...Salve, Jane! <br /><br />Ladies of size would get the cloth-merchant to cut a bigger bolt or, more probably, would weave it themselves. <br /><br />For underneath, a woman of a curvaceous nature could wear a breast band or <i>fascia</i>, a sort of bandage. It didn&#39;t just squish you down but could be used as an ancient &quot;Wonderbra&quot; and give you a little lift. My go-to poet for everyday items writes this: <i>Band, compress my lady&#39;s swelling breasts, so that my hand may have something to clasp and cover.</i> Martial 14.134 (Loeb translation)Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-36537164239273786052011-08-15T14:58:01.678+01:002011-08-15T14:58:01.678+01:00Came to this post via The History Girls - I&#39;m ...Came to this post via The History Girls - I&#39;m wondering, how did ladies of size cope? I could probably find a sheet big enough, but my top half would be rather unsupported... Did ladies bind? Also, did they wear underthings?<br /><br />Oh, the questions you find yourself asking when you contemplate fiction with a historical setting.Jane Steenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07338002014574933192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8246183.post-67412136042297970312011-01-24T20:02:57.134+00:002011-01-24T20:02:57.134+00:00Haha, love the ending :) Nice post.Haha, love the ending :) Nice post.Riv Rehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09385226727864037794noreply@blogger.com